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• Applause to the Elkins High School Alumni Band, which celebrated the 95th anniversary of the school's band program during the EHS home football game against Buckhannon-Upshur on Sept. 15. Approximately 140 former EHS band members attended the event, which was dedicated to former EHS band director Bob Dunkerley, who passed away in July.
• Applause to the All-Veterans Memorial Council, which hosted a POW-MIA ceremony on Sept. 15 to honor the more than 88,000 service members missing since World War II. The POW-MIA remembrance ceremony featured the reading of the names of service members missing from West Virginia. The ceremony also featured a candle lighting and performances of the national anthem and 'God Bless America' by students and staff from the Highland Adventist School.
• Applause to 84 Lumber, which presented a check for $15,000 to the Mountaineer Food Bank during a presentation at the store's Beverly Five Lane location Wednesday. With 84 Lumber being a presenting sponsor of this year's U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree initiative, representatives from the U.S. Forest Service also took part in the ceremony.
This was the first time Elkins 84 Lumber has partnered with MFB, which annually distributes more than 17 million meals to food-insecure residents in 48 of West Virginia's 55 counties.
The donation from 84 Lumber will go directly toward helping local families during the upcoming holiday season when the Mountaineer Food Bank typically sees an increase in need.
• Applause to Davis Health System, which during September, National Suicide Prevention Month, is using behavorial heath programs to bring suicide prevention awareness to the community. DHS has promoted a five-step process for helping someone in crisis. In addition, Dr. Lauren DeMarco began providing outpatient behavioral health care at Davis Medical Center in August. "We've been open since Aug. 1 and we have made it a community initiative to let everyone know that they are not alone and that there is help," DeMarco said. For an appointment with DeMarco, or more information, call the Patient Access Center at 304-637-3179.
• Applause to county officials deciding to give the Randolph County Magistrate Court building a facelift. A work crew from Joseph White Painting from Fairmont put a fresh coat of paint on one side of the facility on Monday after power washing the building over the weekend. The county is also currently renovating the former Jory & Smith Law Office building, located next to the Magistrate Court facility. The county purchased the former law office in 2022 for $426,000. Prosecuting Attorney Michael Parker and his employees will be moving into the new facility soon, officials said.